The theme provides a custom journal post type for personal journal entries and blog-style content separate from WordPress default posts.

Features

• Gutenberg Editor Support: Full block editor capabilities
• Public Archive: Accessible at /journal URL
• Standard Post Features: Title, content, featured images, excerpts, custom fields, revisions
• REST API Support: Available via WordPress REST API
• Admin UI: Dedicated menu item with edit icon

Registration Details

$args = array(
    'label'         => __('Journal', 'chubes-theme'),
    'public'        => true,
    'show_ui'       => true,
    'menu_position' => 6,
    'menu_icon'     => 'dashicons-edit',
    'supports'      => array('title', 'editor', 'thumbnail', 'excerpt', 'custom-fields', 'revisions'),
    'has_archive'   => true,
    'rewrite'       => array('slug' => 'journal'),
    'show_in_rest'  => true,
);
register_post_type('journal', $args);

Usage

Creating Journal Entries

1. In WordPress admin, navigate to Journal > Add New
2. Use the Gutenberg editor to create content
3. Set featured images, categories, and tags as needed
4. Publish to make entries available at /journal

Displaying Journal Content

The theme automatically provides:

• Archive template at /journal showing all entries
• Single entry templates for individual journal posts
• Integration with theme’s search functionality
• Homepage integration (latest journal entries can be displayed)

Technical Implementation

• Location: inc/journal/journal-post-type.php
• Hook: Registered on init action
• Templates: Uses theme’s standard template hierarchy
• Search Integration: Included in theme’s search post types filter

Notes

This post type is intended for personal journal/blog content and is separate from the default WordPress post type. Documentation and game content are handled by respective plugins (chubes-docs and chubes-games). chubes/docs/components/journal.md